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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan’s capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile’s two branches have been the main theatre of conflict along with western Darfur province since the army and the […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan’s capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile’s two branches have been the main theatre of conflict along with western Darfur province since the army and the […]

By Orhan Coskun and Can Sezer ANKARA (Reuters) -Early results from Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday showed President Tayyip Erdogan well ahead with 59.47% of votes compared to opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 34.79%, although the gap was expected to narrow as more votes are counted. Broadcaster HaberTurk gave the results based on a count of 9.1% of ballot boxes. Initial results were expected to be favourable for Erdogan, as […]

By Orhan Coskun and Can Sezer ANKARA (Reuters) -Early results from Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday showed President Tayyip Erdogan well ahead with 59.47% of votes compared to opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 34.79%, although the gap was expected to narrow as more votes are counted. Broadcaster HaberTurk gave the results based on a count of 9.1% of ballot boxes. Initial results were expected to be favourable for Erdogan, as […]

(Reuters) – Drugmaker Athenex Inc and certain of its subsidiaries voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 proceedings, the company said on Sunday. Athenex reached an agreement with its lenders to move forward with an expedited sale process of its assets, the company said in a statement. The Buffalo, New York-based company has listed estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $100 million-$500 million, according to a filing with the U.S. […]

WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish government will increase monthly child benefit payments to 800 zlotys ($193.13) per child from 500 zlotys from the start of 2024, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said on Sunday. The family support program called “Family 500 plus” is a flagship project of the Law and Justice party (PiS), which was introduced in 2016. “… from the new year, 500 plus […]

ROME (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continued his Italian Open title defence with a 6-3 4-6 6-1 victory over Bulgarian 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday while women’s champion Iga Swiatek dished out another “bagel” as she defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko. Djokovic, who will lose his world number one ranking at the end of the Masters 1000 tournament to Carlos Alcaraz, overcame a sluggish start and a late comeback attempt by […]

WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish government will increase monthly child benefit payments to 800 zlotys ($193.13) per child from 500 zlotys from the start of 2024, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said on Sunday. The family support program called “Family 500 plus” is a flagship project of the Law and Justice party (PiS), which was introduced in 2016. “… from the new year, 500 plus […]

(Reuters) -Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that two of its military commanders were killed in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces renewed efforts to break through Russian defences in the embattled city of Bakhmut. In a daily briefing, the ministry said that Commander Vyacheslav Makarov of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade and Deputy Commander Yevgeny Brovko from a separate unit were killed trying to repel Ukrainian attacks. It said that […]